In another sensational ­victory for our campaign, local authorities will get a total of £35million extra to help those clobbered for having a “spare room”.

This brings the overall total of support to stop vulnerable and disabled people being thrown out of their homes to £65million. Since our Stop the Bedroom Tax crusade began in January, we have insisted that a bigger pot for discretionary ­payments was needed.

The extra includes £5million for victims in isolated villages with ­nowhere else to go.

And it proves the Department of Work and Pensions’ plan to save a promised £490million by charging £12 a week for a spare bedroom is deeply flawed.

Figures show the benefit bill will go up by £1.5billion as bedroom tax victims flee their social housing for the private sector.

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne said: “Labour warned this vicious tax could cost more than it saves.

“But there is still nowhere near enough money to cover all the disruption and chaos this ­catastrophic policy will cause.

“Instead of tinkering around the margins, ministers should drop the hated tax now.”

Welfare Reform minister Lord Freud said: “We are strength­ening support as part of our commitment to monitor this reform. It will help councils offer greater help to vulnerable tenants.”

Two in three of the 660,000 households hit by the Bedroom Tax contain a disabled occupant. The People has already won U-turns on charges for families with ­children in the Armed Forces and 5,000 foster parents.